Ballium

Balium.

L. Lat. In old law and practice. Protection, custody, guardianship. Spelman, Infantem dimissum sub ballio et tutela, &c.; sent away when a child under the bail and protection* Id. Bail or delivery; the delivery or bailing of a person out of prison under sureties for his appeanince, {sub vadimonio.) Spelman, Bail or sureties for a defendant's appearance, and to whom he was delivered for safe keeping. Tradere in ballium; to deliver to bail. Bract, fol.

123.

Stat, Marlbr, c.

28.

Dimittere per ballium; to discharge by or on bail. Bract, fol.

123.

Imposuit commune ballium; put in common bail.

1 Salk. 8.

Delivery of goods. Catalla fe Umum per visum et ballium coronatoris tradantur; the chattels of felons shall be delivered by the view and hail of the coroners.

Chart, 3 Edw. I. cited in Cowell.

An outer bulwark of a fortified place; the area Or court yard contained within such enclosure. Hence the English word bailey, applied to places and buildings, as the Old Bajley. P. Cyclop€tdia,